Xigu district society

An ancient castle stretching for thousands of years.

In autumn (BC 12 1), Emperor Wudi of Jincheng sent troops to Hexi to fight against Xiongnu, and his subordinate Li Xi built a city to the west of the west ancient city, that is, the site of Hancheng County. One is located near Xigu City, and the other is located to the west of Siergou Village in Xigu Township, about 1.5 km away from Xigu City.

Xiguanbao, located in the southwest of Xiguanchuan in the fourth year of Song Yuanfeng (108 1), is about 1 km away from Nanshan and 2.5 km away from the south bank of the Yellow River in the north. Yuanfeng was abandoned for six years (1083). Added in the second year of Song Dynasty (1087). In the 12th year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty (1499), Lanzhou Wei directed the reconstruction of Zhou Lun, which was called "West Ancient City". Peng Ze, the minister of the Ministry of War in the Ming Dynasty, wrote The Story of the West Ancient City. In the second year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1863), Liao and others continued to repair it. In the fifth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1866), the village town was renamed the West Ancient City because of its strong walls and the avoidance of war. An interview with Xigu in Gaolan County said: "The ancient city is 3 feet high, with a top width of 1.3 feet, a circumference of 3 miles and a mound height of 6 feet." The side length is about 400 meters, the residual height of the wall is 3 meters to 6 meters, the base is 3 meters to 10 meters, the top is 1 0 meters to 10 meters, and the rammed layer is 0.2 meters thick. 198 1 is listed as a provincial cultural relics protection unit. Rutland fair

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Lantern Festival was organized and produced by special personnel in Xincheng and Hekou. On the 13th day of the first month, lanterns were hung under the eaves, which started the Lantern Festival. There are lanterns hanging every 5 meters in Xincheng Street, and there are more than 300 lanterns along the street, all of which are folded square or hexagonal gauze lanterns. The lamp is painted with stories and folklore such as Yue Fei Biography, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Romance of the Gods. The Lantern Festival reached its climax. From Liangjiawan in the east to Yaojiaxuan in the west, people were watching the lanterns in an endless stream. In the estuary area, lanterns are dazzling. The gauze lanterns in West Street are the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the South Street is the Twelve Liuxiu Run in Nanyang, and the North Street is the Journey to the West and the Biography of Xiangshan. East Street is the romance of the gods. Fusang Temple is brightly lit, and the lit tower bodhi lamp is covered with small copper lamps (commonly known as "

Standing up the lamp "), layers of" snuff "flash, which attracted the lantern watcher to turn the" iron lamp ",which made it interesting.

Since 1986, the district government has organized and coordinated, and the enterprises in the area have raised funds by themselves to send skilled workers and cultural and artistic talents to design, manufacture and install lanterns by themselves. The lamp is located in the prosperous section of Fuli Road. Large-scale lighting groups include Megatron Square, the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon, Rebound Pipa, Fairy Tale World, Children's Paradise and Great Wall, Jiayuguan, Jiulongbi, Lanzhou Waterwheel and Lion. Swans flying in groups in the sky, dragons flying in the clouds; There are desert camels and horses running on the ground; The trees are covered with wintersweet; Among the flowers, peacock and giraffe proudly hold leaves in their mouths, and there are thousands of palace lanterns on the roadside. The fruit-shaped lamp shed in the middle of the road covered the top, and fairy tales and historical figures such as the Tang Priest's Buddhist scriptures and the Eight Immortals crossing the sea were decorated with colorful lights.

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During the reign of Shunzhi and Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1644 to 1722), it was popular to light a social fire and play Taiping drums in Chaijiatai village during the Spring Festival. At that time, the social fire in Xiguchuan was simple and rough, full of interest, with performances such as dragon lantern dance, lion dance, dry boat running, stilts, bamboo horses, carts, donkey running, big head dance and iron core.

During the period from the founding of New China to the Cultural Revolution, bonfires prevailed in villages during the Spring Festival, and dragon and lion dances were performed in all villages, adding a joyful atmosphere to the festival. During the Cultural Revolution, the rural social fire was impacted and was once interrupted. In the early 1980s, social fire brigades were resumed in various towns and villages, and their scale expanded year by year, with the number of participants exceeding 1000. Chen Ping, Xigu and Liu Quan townships pay attention to various forms, and operas, dances, martial arts, Taiping drums and even model teams are all organized into social fire teams. Since then, the fire brigades in towns and villages have taken to the streets to perform every year from the fourth day of the first month, to pay New Year greetings to relevant domestic units and workers and to congratulate them on a happy New Year.

Shangliang invites distinguished people.

Pay attention to building houses in local rural areas, and invite distinguished people to Liang. Choose the auspicious day of the zodiac in advance, and then plan to lay the ground, lay the foundation and start carpentry. The wall is built, and the carpentry of doors and windows is done, just waiting for the auspicious day of the ecliptic to come to the beam. When it comes to sheepskin rafts, people will naturally think of the folk song "Sheep Raft Race Ships" circulating in Lanzhou.

Sheepskin raft, commonly known as sheepskin tire raft, is made of sheepskin tires tied to the raft frame. Compared with other water transport tools (leather rafts and rafts), it is the oldest tool in the Yellow River water transport because of its small size, flexibility, portability and high speed. It is recorded in the Book of the Old Tang Dynasty, and there is also a saying in the history of the Song Dynasty that "sheepskin is a bag, blowing the sun and floating in water". It flourished in the Qing Dynasty and ended in the mid-1950s in New China.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the main means of water transportation in Xigu was sheepskin raft, and the raft transportation in Xigu section was an important part of Lanzhou Yellow River waterway. This is because Xigu is Xinjiang; Qinghai and Linxia (Guhezhou) are the main roads leading to Lanzhou, and waterway transportation is in the middle and upper reaches. The Yellow River has a total length of 37.5 kilometers, with Jiaojia River (also called Everybody River), Xiaosigou River (also called Everybody Youfangtan River), Qingshiguan (ancient Qingshijin), Xincheng River, Chai Jia Xiakou, Shore Gate, Liugou Bank, Zhongjiahe and other ferries along the coast, and water rafting accounts for a large proportion.